The last of the instruments used to rate the rpogression of the disease. MGH/Harvard at the URL: http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/pdstages.htm Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living Gillingham FJ, Donaldson MC, eds., Third Symp. of Parkinson's Disease, Edinburgh, Scotland, E&S Livingstone, 1969, pp.152-7. Rating can be assigned by rater or by patient. 100%-Completely independent. Able to do all chores w/o slowness, difficulty, or impairment. 90%-Completely independent. Able to do all chores with some slowness, difficulty, or impairment. May take twice as long. 80%-Independent in most chores. Takes twice as long. Conscious of difficulty and slowing 70%-Not completely independent. More difficulty with chores. 3 to 4X along on chores for some. May take large part of day for chores. 60%-Some dependency. Can do most chores, but very slowly and with much effort. Errors, some impossible 50%-More dependant. Help with 1/2 of chores. Difficulty with everything 40%-Very dependant. Can assist with all chores but few alone 30%-With effort, now and then does a few chores alone of begins alone. Much help needed 20%-Nothing alone. Can do some slight help with some chores. Severe invalid 10%-Totally dependant, helpless 0%-Vegetative functions such as swallowing, bladder and bowel function are not functioning. Bedridden. Margaret Tuchman (55yrs, Dx 1980)- NJ-08540 [log in to unmask]